Tag Archives: pollution
Why walking by a main road is as bad for you as smoking. And beware of your air freshener, too!
William Phin, six, has a problem which may be triggered by pollution At one, he was left dependent on oxygen cylinders to help him breathe William, from Whitley Bay, north of Newcastle, has obliterative bronchiolitis A lung transplant is the only cure At six, William Phin has already had to deal with a deadly […]
City air makes skin age faster
The Sunday Times 09 November 2014 DIRTY air in the city may not make you feel so pretty. Scientific research suggests that pollution could age the appearance of women’s skin 10% faster than those who live in the countryside. A study of 200 women aged 30 to 45 in China compared those who lived in […]
Weedkiller linked to birth defects
The Sunday Times Published: 29 April 2012 Lois Rogers A GROUP of British women whose children were born with the same birth defect believe it may be linked to a banned weedkiller which is the subject of a multi-million dollar lawsuit in America championed by Erin Brockovich. At least nine babies born to mothers living within a […]